​After 20 years in the music industry, singer Daichi Miura will be making an appearance on the prestigious New Year's Eve program "Kohaku Uta Gassen" for the first time.

Miura had 2 high-profile events that contributed to his invitation to the program. In January, he released his 21st single "EXCITE" which became his first #1 hit on Oricon's weekly singles sales chart. He later become involved with the popular variety program "Mecha-Mecha Iketeru". These instances helped raise the singer's profile with the general public.

Earlier this month, Miura made an appearance on the NHK program "SONGS" where he showed off his performance abilities. This further cemented support within the company for his appearance on "Kohaku Uta Gassen", according to reports.

Miura is currently on a nationwide tour promoting his best hits throughout the years. On March 7, 2018, he will be releasing first best-of album.